Calgary vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	53	77
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	936K

The cost of living in Calgary is 21% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1759th and 638th ($2095 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Israel, respectively. Check Canada vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 187th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Jerusalem

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	Calgary	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$30598

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845